Posts Tagged ‘career break advice’
Career Break Budgeting Part 2: Pre-Take Off Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 1st, 2012
As you’re planning your career break, you’re probably focused on how much your going to spend once you’re on the road. Well, a good way to minimize your on-the-road spend is to maximize this part of the budget. It’s not practical or desirable to buy everything now that you ¨might¨ need. After all, if you’re [...]
Dancing With the Devil in the Details of a Career Break Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 19th, 2012
Let’s get right to it! One of the top questions people ask me is how can you afford to take a break to travel? There’s no magic, but there is budgeting. The first step is to take a look to see if you have the funds available for a break. As I’ve written before, long-term [...]
Does Escape 101 Stand the Test of Time?
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 12th, 2012
While I was out on my career break traveling in 2007, a book was published that raised the visibility of career break travel to the general US public. And, it was a hit. Escape 101 was the first book written by a real career breaker that took the concept and made it accessible. I first [...]
Who’s Out There Now? Rob
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 3rd, 2012
In this week’s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you the traveling vagabond, Rob, who runs the site StopHavingaBoringLife.com. He’s got a huge following online with over 8200 folks on his Facebook fanpage and a whopping 50,000 Twitter followers. Maybe it’s the places he goes. Maybe it’s his videos. Or, maybe there are [...]
Wrapping Up Career Break Secrets 2011
Written By: jeff
Posted On: December 28th, 2011
Before we say goodbye to 2011 and hello to 2012, I wanted to take a quick look back and call out some of our greatest hits this year. It’s been a great year for the site where we’ve seen the growth of lots of new readers, traveled to some new countries and had quite a [...]
Welcoming Justin Timberlake to the Career Break Community
Written By: jeff
Posted On: November 1st, 2011
Photo Credit: Joe Shlabotnik This weekend I read that Justin Timberlake is getting ready to take a career break. Apparently some of that time is going to be used to travel. He’s joining a list of other stars that have decided that they need that adult timeout. Regardless of what the catalyst was for Justin [...]
Time to Get Your Solo Butt Out There: A Review of The Solo Traveler’s Handbook
Written By: jeff
Posted On: October 27th, 2011
Are you excited by the thought of taking a career break, but daunted by the prospect of doing it alone? I understand. I have friends who can’t bring themselves to go to the movies alone in their hometown. So, to find the courage to take a trip by themselves, especially overseas, is tough to do. [...]
Career Break Call to Action (Inspired by the Songs of Glee)
Written By: jeff
Posted On: October 6th, 2011
This is dedicated to all those who have taken a career break, all those planning one, but especially for all those that aspire to take one soon. A Career Break Call To Action Having a Bad Romance with your job? Feeling like you want to Take a Bow? But maybe fears about all those Bills, Bills, Bills is making you [...]
Getting to Know Our Gap Adventures Tour Leader
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 21st, 2011
I’ve been traveling enough to know how crucial a leader is in the success of a tour. You put your trust in them to show you the good stuff and take care of any logistical bumps. I found out that Gap Adventures calls their tour leaders CEOs: Chief Experience Officers. I liked that. In addition [...]
Solo Travel Tips During Your Career Break
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 13th, 2011
The thought of going to dinner or to a movie alone is being the pale for many people. So, suggesting that they go traveling alone is practically unimaginable. But, for people with intense wanderlust, they are no longer letting it stop them. While some people fear they may be lonely or lack the confidence to [...]
